SHARK TO CONTEST BAN
IRELAND v ENGLAND
CONOR GALLAGHER will be ready for a redhot reception in Dublin tomorrow after preparing himself in front of 80,000 Irish fans.
The atmosphere at the Aviva tomorrow is likely be extra spicy due to the presence of Declan Rice and Jack Grealish, who both ditched the chance to play for Ireland and instead declare for England.
Three Lions midfielder Gallagher is eligible for an Irish passport through his parentage, while his model girlfriend Aine Kennedy is from Cork.
They went to the sold-out All-Ireland hurling final between Clare and the Rebels at Croke Park this summer
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READY TO GO: Conor Gallagher with England teammates Declan Rice and Levi Colwill at training
Gallagher cannot wait for tomorrow’s Nations League clash with the Boys in Green.
“Everyone is so friendly in Ireland and it was nice to see old friends and family,” said Gallagher.
“It was interesting to see the match. It’s a really exciting sport. And tough.
“I don’t know who my girlfriend will support! She always supports me but she’s an Irish girl.”
Gallagher has rubbished claims he was not good enough to play for Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea.
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SHARK HANLON will contest a 10-month ban handed down for “gross negligence” after a video went viral showing the carcass of a thoroughbred leaving his stable on display to the public.
An Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Referrals Committee found Hanlon acted “in a manner prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct or good reputation of the sport”.
It came when a tarpaulin covering the dead racehorse, transported in a trailer towed by one
The Blues bombed Gallagher out of Stamford Bridge after the club made it clear he did not fit into the new manager’s style and Maresca would not guarantee him games.
The 24-year-old joined Atletico Madrid in a €40m deal but has made it clear he still loves Chelsea and says he has already shown his quality under previous managers.
“I don’t think that’s true,” said the England midfielder. “Last season I had a of his lorries in June, became displaced and left the body on full view of the general public.
But Co Kilkenny-based Hanlon, who was also fined €2,000, will appeal against his punishment.
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sleep — and the carcass was going over to a licensed yard where she was supposed to go.
“The rug fell off and I feel we’ve been very harshly done to,” added Hanlon, who apologised for “any distress” caused when the video, filmed by the driver of a car following the trailer, drew criticism on social media.
“There is going to be an appeal put in straight away, that is one thing, and I can’t say too much at this stage as my legal team have advised me not to say too much.”
The referrals committee heard